{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-8","heading":"Restraint and force used.","body":"No greater restraint than is necessary shall be used for the detention of any person, and no unnecessary or unreasonable force shall be used in making an arrest.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 7 Arrest"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-7/12-7-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:24Z","sha256":"bc7ac5d308ca4f1f81c40f2e190160699dcc220ec86d8b215f731d70ea51543e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-7-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}